Wester Ross Dark Skies Festival Planetarium Shows - Applecross
Friday 8th December 2023 from 14:00pm to 17:00pm
Applecross Community Hall
Applecross, Strathcarron, Ross-shire, IV54 8AD
Cosmos Planetarium is an immersive pop-up dome that gives you an amazing window on the universe, this awe-inspiring experience is fun, educational and suitable for all ages!
Alongside the planetarium sessions there will be lots of fun, space-themed activities to enjoy: dress up like an astronaut, see real pieces of meteorites, try virtual reality headsets to learn about the scale of the universe, take part in activities to learn about light pollution solutions and more.
This event is part of the Wester Ross Dark Skies Festival.
Event organiser
Cosmos Planetarium is organising this event
Please contact Cosmos Planetarium directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Cosmos Planetarium
Twitter: @cosmosplntarium
Facebook: Cosmos Planetarium
Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Fri 8th Dec
Local light pollution
Applecross Community Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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